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Nivea After Shave Balm as Face Primer

I have been hearing about using Nivea Post Shave Balm as a face primer for quite a while, but I thought, “Nah, I have plenty of nice (and expensive) face primers. I’m good, thanks.” But I kept hearing more and more people talking about it so I decided for about $5, I should just give it a try. Well as it turns out… It’s amazing!

I went for the Nivea Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm and I love it! It definitely has a (nice) masculine cologne smell, but that fades pretty quickly and you won’t smell it on your face for long. I have very dry skin, so I was really skeptical that it would be a good fit for me because I had heard so many people say it was great for controlling oils. I usually end my day with dry patches around my mouth, nose and brows, no matter what primer I am using. I was quite pleasantly surprised to see that it actually kept my skin smooth and moisturized through a whole day. I can’t say I had NO dry patches, but my makeup was still looking pretty solid with about 8-10 hours of wear.